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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
19
Parsons-Souders Store in Clarksburg closes. plans to furnish a wardrobe trunk and a woman’s tale tied to a mill. The anecdote references a man and his wife noting a horse carrying a double load as a metaphor for female ingenuity improving labor conditions.
Summer gowns for every event include suits for country club resort and shopping. Wraps for boardwalk morning to evening, tub skirts, summer frocks priced from 4.90 to 15 dollars. Silk dresses from 10 to 25, white chinchilla coats 10 to 15, other coats from 5. Graduation dresses 10 to 13, Palm Beach cloth suits 10 to 15, new tubskirts 1 to 3.50.
The sale started last Saturday to clear stocks of trunks including Indestructo Henry Likely and others to fund remodeling. Prices range from 1 to 36 dollars for wardrobes steamers dressers suitcases and bags with several models discounted. The store urges customers planning long journeys to buy trunks now as Exposition and Frisco trips loom and promotes Charles Domby English bench-made shoes at four dollars.
Mrs Jake Powell of Adamston hosted the Ladies Sewing Circle Thursday evening with needlework and a guessing contest. A pet public sale of handmade children’s garments, aprons, and fancy articles will be held Saturday at Christ Episcopal parish hall starting 2 20 pm with tea, cakes, and a toy shop. A banquet and dance by pupil nurses at St Mary’s Hospital followed for graduate nurses of 1915.
A series of business visitors to the city includes E R Kingsley of Parkersburg and Charles B Chancellor of Parkersburg both in city on business. Mr and Mrs Lee Rader of Sutton visit, Wn M Miller of Morgantown transacting business, T M Willis of Morgantown, W L Wooddell of Webster Springs a Gore Hotel guest, Gordon P Fought from Pennsboro, J F Fetty of Elkins, and A W Rush of Orlando all in for business on Friday.
A community notice describes preparing a raisin apple tapioca dessert for a prize at a chapel event held at the Washington Irring school on Thursday morning May 27. It lists ingredients and the plan to bake the dish in a hot oven, with the Junior who has the highest history grade to serve the pudding without cream.
A hat offer presents pretty summer styles to pair with Palm Beach suits and thin dresses in dark and light colors. The collection emphasizes chic, affordable fashion with a special price of 2.95.
Selection includes four silk blouse models in white flesh and maize crepe de chine and striped gay silk shirting. Features two-in-one collars, convertible pockets, and high or low neck options with sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 38 bust.
The Tripelope is a new undermuslin garment that may revolutionize muslinwear. It is the envelope chemise with attached corset cover, effectively combining an undervest drawers and corset cover. Prices range from 1 to 175 dollars.
Gleaming white kidskin with glossy black enamel stripes described as the smartest novelty of the moment in fashion. Flat strap handles, nicely lined and neatly finished. Price one dollar. Belts to match offered at 25 and 50 cents.
Umbura and Rock Bell came home from Catlettsburg Kentucky after several days tending business. 1. and Phillips spent Friday in Parkersburg attending to business. Wirt Stout of Mt Clare was also involved.
Lime W D Zinn, county agricultural agent, issues guidance on lime necessity for Harrison county soils. Survey of several fields shows a great need for lime and outlines how to supply it.
An old classified style note promotes White Sea Isle Canvas with Ivory leather sole and white heel. It lists various slip on and covered buck toe shoes, sizes 11 and 11 6, with prices from 1.75 to 4.00 dollars and ladies and big girls sizes up to 2.50.
A list of inexpensive gift items with prices including hand painted celluloid fans priced 1.00 to 275. Silk and lace fans range 0.50 to 2.50. Pearl necklaces offered at 1.00 and 2.00. Also rose beads 0.50 to 1.00 and gold tap pins 0.25 to 0.50.
During the rebuilding sale the present stock of pillows is offered at two pairs for 1.00, 18x25 inch pillows priced at 2 Tbs for 1.60, 20x27 inch 3 Tbs for 1.80, 21x27 inch 3 lbs for 4.50, and 22x27 inch 215 Bs for 4.50, regularly selling from 1.25 to 6.00 per pair.
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